OSHA Healthcare Employer Safety Rule Takes Effect, Compliance Deadlines Begin

The United States Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on June 10 to help combat the unique and elevated occupational hazards that exist for healthcare employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 916-page ETS, "Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard," which was released as an interim final rule, is effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register. The document was published in...
By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

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